FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hartner John 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOVER Corp [DOV] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOVER CORPORATION, 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60615 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,317.9016 D (1) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/12/2007	02/12/2014	Common Stock	14,932	$ 41.25	D	Â
Employee stock option (right to buy)	02/10/2008	02/10/2015	Common Stock	18,053	$ 38	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/02/2009	02/02/2016	Common Stock	14,129	$ 46	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/08/2010	02/08/2017	Common Stock	13,309	$ 50.6	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/14/2011	02/14/2018	Common Stock	26,005	$ 42.3	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/12/2012	02/12/2019	Common Stock	37,351	$ 29.45	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/11/2013	02/11/2020	Common Stock	20,989	$ 42.88	D	Â
Performance Shares	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	1,749 (3)	$ (2)	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Right	02/10/2014	02/10/2021	Common Stock	13,516	$ 66.59	D	Â
Performance Shares	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	1,126 (3)	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hartner John C/O DOVER CORPORATION 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60615	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ John Hartner by Don Suh, Attorney-in-Fact		05/16/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares held in the Dover Corporation ("Dover") Retirement Savings Plan (the 401(K) Plan).
(2)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive shares of Dover common stock, based on Dover's relative total shareholder return versus that of Dover's peer group over the three-year performance period ending 12/31/2013.
(3)	Represents target grant amount. The actual number of shares that will be paid in respect of the performance share award may range from 0% to 200% of the target grant.
(4)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive shares of Dover common stock, based on Dover's relative total shareholder return versus that of Dover's peer group over the three-year performance period ending 12/31/2014.

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